Stereo to mono audio workflow? at DVinfo.net

Gary Harper · July 29th, 2007, 02:02 PM

When capturing video and audio into PPro 1.5.1 w/Cineform 4, the defalt is video plus stereo audio tracks. If I only record one track of audio to the camera, an interview for instance, I am forced to have two tracks of audio in my captured video, one w/audio and one empty. I have been making a submix from these tracks to mono to take care of this issue. I am wondering if there is a better way of doing this... I have tried the Make Mono command, witch is great except that the audio and video are not kept in sync and must be handled as seperate entities, a pain!!!

Adam Gold · July 29th, 2007, 02:15 PM

I'm in the midst of a similar situation, and I just apply the "Fill left" audio effect to the audio clips to put the left audio into the (empty) right track as well. Seems to work.

Gary Harper · July 30th, 2007, 03:31 PM

At what point do you use the FILL LEFT or FILL RIGHT Effect? Can you apply it to a clip in the Project Window, Source Monitor, or a Track?

Adam Gold · July 30th, 2007, 04:26 PM

I did it right on the timeline. I think the help files tell you exactly how to do it.

But I just dubbed my final HDV output tape to DBeta, and there was still only one audio track. So either it doesn't work or, more likely, I screwed something up. I'm sure I did it wrong.

July 29th, 2007, 02:02 PM	#1
Gary Harper Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 47	Stereo to mono audio workflow? When capturing video and audio into PPro 1.5.1 w/Cineform 4, the defalt is video plus stereo audio tracks. If I only record one track of audio to the camera, an interview for instance, I am forced to have two tracks of audio in my captured video, one w/audio and one empty. I have been making a submix from these tracks to mono to take care of this issue. I am wondering if there is a better way of doing this... I have tried the Make Mono command, witch is great except that the audio and video are not kept in sync and must be handled as seperate entities, a pain!!!

July 29th, 2007, 02:15 PM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	I'm in the midst of a similar situation, and I just apply the "Fill left" audio effect to the audio clips to put the left audio into the (empty) right track as well. Seems to work.

July 30th, 2007, 03:31 PM	#3
Gary Harper Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 47	At what point do you use the FILL LEFT or FILL RIGHT Effect? Can you apply it to a clip in the Project Window, Source Monitor, or a Track?

July 30th, 2007, 04:26 PM	#4
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	I did it right on the timeline. I think the help files tell you exactly how to do it. But I just dubbed my final HDV output tape to DBeta, and there was still only one audio track. So either it doesn't work or, more likely, I screwed something up. I'm sure I did it wrong.